2025 Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Plains States Region
1College in the Plains States Region
81Cognitive Science Degrees Awarded
$47,753Avg Early-Career Salary
Cognitive Science isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #172 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
There was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2025 Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Best Schools for Cognitive Science in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the cognitive science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Cognitive Science
Any student who is interested in cognitive science has to take a look at Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Soon after graduating, cognitive science degree recipients usually make around $30,996 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Credit for the banner image above goes to Allan Ajifo.